Do you love Jell-O? If so, you can possibly improve the condition of your worn body. New research suggest that exercise along with a gelatin supplement can help rebuild your ligaments that have been damaged, either by natural aging or by high intensity athletics. Eight healthy men participated in a study where the effects of this gelatin supplement were evaluated and the results show an increase in the amino acids needed for building ligaments, tendons and bones.
Key Takeaways:
- Connective tissue and bone injuries are common in both athletes and the elderly, and interfere with peoples’ ability (and enthusiasm) for exercise, whether they are an elite athlete or just trying to lose weight and maintain fitness and flexibility. Steps that can prevent injury and enhance recovery are therefore of great interest.
- Obviously, it’s difficult to assess the direct effect of a supplement on tissues without opening up someone’s knee.
- But Baar’s laboratory has been developing techniques to grow artificial ligaments in the laboratory. They used their lab-dish ligaments as a stand-in for the real thing.
“Connective tissue and bone injuries are common in both athletes and the elderly, and interfere with peoples’ ability (and enthusiasm) for exercise, whether they are an elite athlete or just trying to lose weight and maintain fitness and flexibility.”
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161220140904.htm